Battle for the Sage’s Seal (2)
“Ed Roth Taylor is worth it.”
The amount of food is large.
The short-mouthed Princess Fenia left less than half of the food left, but the top of the table at the dining table was always broken while talking about the authority of the imperial family.
It’s not a waste of money, but it’s a complicated situation because I can’t afford a simple meal.
After eating, Princess Penia went to the student center in the faculty building and found a suitable bench. Wooden bench with tables near the square. There was no better place to bask in the sun.
She sat down for a while, but her attendants quickly brought a parasol and shaded it, and using the tea set she had at hand, magically heated the water and served hot tea.
“He seems to have some knowledge of the internal affairs of the Roth Taylor family. I’m still ignorant of it now, but I may be able to make you open your mouth with a moderate conciliation. If you coax him out there, he can serve as a spy to send to Roth Taylor.”
Claire dignifiedly stood behind her back and drank tea, as she said to Princess Fenia. The story we’ve been discussing since dinner time has yet to come to a conclusion.
“…”
There is some time until the afternoon class.
Princess Fenia swept down her drooping platinum hair with her slender fingers, and then suddenly looked up at the clear autumn sky.
Princess Fenia’s insight screams at Crepin Rothtailer.
He pretends to be a benevolent and dignified aristocrat, but it is said that there is a dirty and dark madness hidden within.
However, there is nothing that can be said to be the proof, so I can’t really put my hands on it. However, I am convinced that the sage’s seal should never fall into his hands.
“The news is that the Roth Taylor family negotiators will arrive on Arken Island sometime next week.”
“It’s strange. The choice to sell the sage’s seal is such a disgrace, so I would have wanted to keep it out as much as possible, but how did the third party, Crepin, know that and dispatch a negotiator?”
“The boy… it may have been reported by Ed. He lives inside the bachelor, so you may have heard the rumors.”
“Is there any reason for that? He has been excommunicated from the Roth Taylors, so he will no longer have to be loyal to them.”
“If I were in that boy’s position, I would want to get recognized again and return to my family at any cost.”
Claire said so and nodded.
Clearly, for the Boy in the Woods, the brilliance of the Roth Taylor family was worthy of being missed. From what I’ve heard, surviving day by day isn’t all that hard work… You might want to go back to the days when you were full.
‘After being excommunicated, it looked like it had premiered in a sepa group, but was it difficult to withstand the temperature difference between the years of living as an aristocrat?’
Princess Fenia closed her eyes and felt an ironic feeling.
“I do not know. That would not be.”
The answer came from somewhere else. Claire and Princess Fenia turned their heads, and a girl with a familiar face lightly walked over and sat across from them.
The bewitching eyes and the rather playful tail of the mouth are like a playful goblin.
The reddish-brown hair, which was usually tied to one side and fell down in front of the shoulder, was spread out abundantly today. The robe hat would normally have been pressed deeply to hide the expression under the shadow, but today it was taken off coolly.
A headband with a blue rose decoration is in harmony with the reddish-brown hair, creating a calming feeling.
When you look at such a figure, it is more of a girl full of embellishments rather than an unidentified vicious colossus.
But everyone in this place knows it well, if you fall for the exterior and look into the water, you will expose your teeth the moment you see any gaps.
“Is it okay to have the honor of sharing tea with the princess in a lowly status?”
smirking smile.
“…”
When Princess Fenia glared at her, the attendant brought another cup of tea and placed it opposite her.
The scent of the finest herbs rose, but in the end, the two did not reach for the teacup.
Lortel Keheln, the most powerful woman in the Elte Company, and a rare woman who is said to be only a matter of time before she becomes the head of the company when she gets older.
The conversation with her was not planned, so Princess Penia was nervous for nothing.
“I’m worried that this might be a presumptuous thing, but I just wanted to convey the fact that it was speculation that Ed was attached to the Roth Taylor family.”
“It’s surprising, Lortel.”
Princess Penia’s eyes narrowed. The image reflected in the pupil was that of Lortel, pushing the hem of the robe and slowly reaching out to the teacup and enjoying the scent.
Princess Penia decided not to go back and say it.
“I thought you hated me.”
“Oh my gosh, that’s a shame. Princess Penny. Otherwise, why would you come here to tell the princess such a mantra?”
So much cleverness is an art.
“It must be my father Elte’s fault, not Ed-senpai, that Crepin Roth Taylor intervened in the negotiation of this letter.”
“I beg your pardon?”
The rumors about Elte were also heard by Princess Fenia. The news was that his resignation was almost certain, and that he had lost almost all of his power.
His father was so in a corner, and his adopted daughter, Lortel, felt a great sense of incongruity to show such a carefree appearance.
“The reason Elte Sanghoe wanted to buy the Sage’s Seal was to sell it to Crepin at a higher price. There must have been some sort of agreement between my father, Elte Keheln, and Crepin Rothtailer. Well, I had no idea.”
“…then..”
“Well, even if my father was dismissed, the plan to purchase the sage’s seal remains the same. The amount of time and effort put in by our Elte company is amazing.”
Princess Fenia sat still and listened to Lortel’s story. Somehow, the number of words was reduced.
“Slowly the time has come to replace the ‘receiver’ who will be responsible for the sage’s seal, so now is the right time to negotiate the purchase. Our Elte Chamber will also be busy. If you don’t come to your senses, you’ll lose the seal to the Roth Taylor family.”
“It’s strange. Isn’t the Elte company going to eventually buy the sage’s seal and sell it to the Roth Taylor family? In a way, the interests of the two groups seem to be aligned, so why do the Elte Company and the Roth Taylor family appear to compete with each other to buy the seal?”
“That’s because… I have no intention of selling Bongseo to the Roth Taylors. My situation is a little special right now, so it’s better not to be too close to the business partners who are connected to my father.”
At those words, Princess Penia was speechless.
“Anyway, it was my father, not me, who agreed to sell Bongseo to the Roth Taylors. Anyway, it’s a confidential contract, so if you come and appeal to the Elte company, it won’t have much effect. That’s why Crepin Roth Taylor personally negotiated the seal.”
“Why are you telling me this internal situation?”
“The enemy of the enemy is our friend.”
Saying that, Lortel smiled with her eyes closed.
The fact that the bachelor’s finances are in a predicament and the sale of the sage’s seal is being considered is inside information only known to those who know. In addition to that, I never imagined that he would shed all the thoughts of the Elte Company and the position of the Roth Taylor family.
“Princess Fenia seems to want to keep the Roth Taylor family in check, so it’s a win-win for us, right? It’s nice to be able to take the Bongseo if you exclude the Roth Taylors.”
“…”
“We are friendly. Ahh. It’s a classmate relationship that takes a lot of the same class.”
A smile like an awl It is easy to get stabbed if you reach out your hand because it looks useful.
Princess Fenia is already feeling it to the point of getting sick of it.
Lortel Keheln and Fenia Elias Chloel… are like two sides of a mirror, and they probably won’t understand and acknowledge each other until they die.
“Well, I also thought that my dear Ed sunbaenim could be harmed. It’s a concern as a junior.”
“Worried about him…?”
“I am a person who has already been separated from the family and is living a new life, but it would be unfair if there was a misunderstanding about being attached to the Roth Taylor family, right?”
Princess Penia narrowed her eyes again.
Since this girl had no intention of helping anyone out of pure goodwill, it seemed obvious that there was another intention in her defense of Ed.
“Still, the boy… is sure to be worthwhile.”
At this point in time, Ed is the only person who can get a rough idea of the insides of the Roth Taylor family.
In fact, having lived as a member of the Roth Taylor family for many years, it is highly likely that even the most incompetent and arrogant bottom-line members of the family have the least amount of information.
However, judging people based only on their use value and holding them and shaking them like expendables… is not the style of Princess Penia.
“People may try asking for help, appealing to authority and giving orders… but if you don’t open your mouth…”
“If not…?”
“At that time… you have no choice but to use it.”
Although she is a charitable princess Fenia who treats everyone as a person, she does not always go wrong with idealism.
There should be times when you need to cool your heart down. I didn’t know that.
After hearing Princess Fenia’s reply, Lortel stiffened her expression for a moment, then suddenly raised her hand and swung her robe hat.
Hiding his face under the shadows, he shook his head intermittently with his head down.
“Lortel Keheln?”
what kind of reaction is that are you thinking of something
Lortel kept her head down for a long time, without showing any sign of paying any attention to the bewildered Princess Fenia.
Soon, a gorgeous-looking dove flew in and sat on Lortel’s shoulder. Nevertheless, Lortel bowed his head for a while, and then reached out towards the dove.
“Uh, far away… the main store, Jeon-seo from the side, and the gu…”
When Lortel, who had barely continued speaking with a trembling voice, raised her head, Princess Fenia was momentarily perplexed, and Claire, who was guarding her, tried to spurt her blood upside down.
Lortel had been forcibly holding back the burst of laughter.
“You deceive and take advantage of it.”
Unbearable, Lortel continued.
“who? Who?”
“You bastard! Such profane…! Dare to the princess, what kind of safety this is now…!”
“Princess Penny.”
Claire was angry, but Lortel cut off her words.
Lortel Keheln has already finished understanding the human being Ed Roth Taylor.
He’s in a bit of a predicament, but nevertheless, I don’t think the Princess Fenia, who has lived as a flower in the greenhouse, will be able to use him to eat him.
Normally, she would have been secretly laughing from behind when she saw the Penny princess shoveling in the air.
“Princess Penny. In this case alone, we are allies. The public enemy, the Roth Taylor House, must first be expelled from this Aken Island. So, I want to tell you a sincere mantra.”
“…”
“Don’t try to take advantage of him in the meanwhile. Because there is a possibility of being used in reverse.”
Having said that, Lortel got up from her seat with her Jeon Seo-gu.
“Please understand the slight rudeness of the liver as broad generosity. This is advice from my heart for the princess.”
“Where are you going, Lortel?”
“I have an appointment with someone. I came dressed up a lot, but my hair was ruined by wearing a robe for nothing. uhh It’s not polite to interrupt the princess’ rest time anymore, so I’ll just stand up and see.”
Lortel greeted politely.
“Please, be at peace.”
“You must be held accountable for that rudeness right now, Princess.”
“All right, Claire.”
I don’t like to build authority, but it was definitely rude. Princess Fenia wasn’t in a good mood either, but she had too many other things to think about.
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More than anything else, I feel like Lortel’s attitude toward Ed has changed dramatically.
Basically, when dealing with superiors, Lortel treats their superiors with respect on the outside, but on the inside, they always tend to weigh the other person’s dishes.
Still, there was confusion about the intentions and evaluations of Ed Roth Taylor.
Even after being excommunicated, he is surprisingly well adapted to life at the academy, and sometimes gets good grades in various subjects.
In addition, if even Lortel, the fox of the Elte company, gave such a caution, doubts as to whether or not her own insight were really misguided arise.
“…”
Then, little by little, a deep feeling rises through the side of the heart.
Ed Roth Taylor.
It was because it was Princess Phenia herself who excommunicated him. Even if it was his intention, the fact of the general public does not change.
In the end, the true identity of that emotion that flows through the inside is a sense of guilt. However, its size is small.
The difference in status is huge, and there is no special relationship between them.
If they were swayed by a sense of guilt for causing trouble to such people due to a momentary mistake, it would only be an obstacle to their progress as a monarch.
If you are a monarch, you must also know how to deliberately ignore the slightest degree of guilt.
“Claire. I sent you a letter, but please check it anyway. We should call in time so that he can visit Edgar’s royal residence sooner or later.”
In any case, it is also necessary to keep an eye on Lortel Keheln’s movements. The really scary thing is that woman.
Could I ever see that woman bewildered or at a loss for what to do?
It seems like a far-fetched story, Princess Penia sighed deeply.
The road of a monarch who dealt with people was a long and difficult law.
*
“…What is it?”
Lortel, with a puzzled face, sat down on the sofa in the parlor. He looked completely bewildered.
“It happened.”
“Hello, Lortel. Long time no see, how have you been?”
Yenika smiled warmly and greeted her. His smile was so bright that it felt like petals were fluttering.
The splendid drawing room of the Sylvania branch of the Elte Chamber of Commerce is rarely used compared to its neat appearance.
Few distinguished guests come to the store located in the limited space of Aken Island, so if you use it four or five times a year, you will use it a lot. It’s so well decorated and not used, it’s just a waste from the point of view.
Lortel and Yenica looked at each other, laughed and exchanged congratulations with the kindest smiles in the world.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know that Jenika would even come, so I only prepared two cups of Pulansan rosemary tea. Would you like some cold water?”
“yes! it’s okay! It looks like it was piled up in the store’s hot water supply warehouse, but it’s for sale, so you can’t give it to customers?”
“Yes, it is! If you had told me in advance that you would come, I would have prepared it sincerely. Ed and sunbaenim were just thinking about eating alone, so I couldn’t even think of that.”
“I want to drink cold water. Yenika, you drink.”
Yenica smiled at that, and yes! Taking the teacup, Lortel took a deep breath with half-moon eyes wide open.
“Well, I have checked all the contents of the letter. Apparently, it was about Elte.”
“yes that’s right. It seems that the resignation work from the Elte company is over, but they seem to have a plan because they accepted the resignation plan more coolly than they thought.”
The climax scenario of Act 2, from the battle for the sage’s seal to the subjugation of Glast, did not change in the big picture.
However, it seems that the sudden dismissal of Elte and the unusual events of Crepin’s participation in the war need to be dealt with clearly.
Crepin Roth Taylor, who wields the power of the evil god Mevular, cannot be defeated at this point.
For the second half of the story, where more me and Taylor’s specs are posted, we have to ‘suspend’ the story.
In the first place, the Princess Penia, who stood at the opposite point of Crepin and subjugated him, had very weak power at this point.
Being restrained by the 1st and 2nd princesses, she cannot reach out to the imperial power, nor has she been able to rise to the student council president, so she can’t even speak out in the academic community.
“I’m worried that Hakoji could go to Ed sunbaenim by any chance. That’s why I called to see if there were any other personal problems.”
“I see. Obviously, I don’t know what the cornered Elte will do, so I’ll have to keep my head up at all times.”
“Anyway, there are limits to what you can do with a weakened force. Oh right, would you like some tech supplies?”
Having said that, Lortel opened the cabinet and took out a bunch of crystal balls, spell books, quills for engraving, and ink.
“As these are items that have not been traded for a long time, it is not burdensome to just take them.”
“Lortel. Aren’t these new products without a single dust on them? Giving the property for free is against the merchant’s ethics and is criticized.”
“Oh my, Yenika-senpai. You don’t have the eye to see things. Take a look, they are all defective items.”
Yenika heard that, and went to the closet, and checked the items one by one. The crystal ball had some cracks, even a small crack, the quill had a broken corner, and magic ink was leaking out of the package slightly open.
“Even if you pretend to be, you made a flaw on purpose! It makes sense that such a shiny thing has such a flaw!”
“Well, that’s not for me to judge. In the end, the important thing is whether it is something that can be sold or not, isn’t it?”
“…”
“Well, from Ed-senpai’s point of view, whether it’s helpful or not is also important.”
When Lortel said that, Yenika was speechless.
“Thanks for that, but what are you doing to get this for free… You still haven’t paid the price for the tech supplies you got last time.”
“Ah, the payment has been transferred to the next contract. It’s more convenient for the recipient to pay at once, and it’s more convenient for seniors to pay later, right? The more you push the payment due date, the better.”
“It is, but isn’t the payment due the fourth time already?”
“Well, as long as you come to renew your contract consistently, it won’t be a problem. It’s a small amount for us.”
Looking at Lortel with a smile and tilting her head, Yenica suddenly started to inflate her cheeks.
“Isn’t it easier for each other to just finish the payment quickly and end the contract? Ed too, if you want to plan how you’re going to spend the rest of your money, you’ll have to throw away all the money you want to get rid of.”
“Isn’t that a matter for ‘we’ to discuss on their own?”
“Ah- really-!”
I lay back on the sofa with Yenikawa, who was stomping on the floor, and Lortel, who was slyly flirting, in the back.
– That’s still… Edgar…
– Seniors like that…
Again, familiar sensations permeate the whole body.
It felt like swimming in water. These days, it has become more and more common.
The sounds around you sound like distant echoes, and you give yourself up to the feeling of floating in the air in a state of weightlessness and let your mind down for a while.
Come to think of it, there is still a lot of work to be done after the visit to Elte.
The jerky dried in the camp must be captured quickly before Lucy touches it.
The interior of the cabin also needs to be cleaned again. Final cleaning before putting in chairs, desks and bed frames.
You should also make a matrix for your bed. Creating a modern matrix made of springs would be difficult, but I think you could try making it soft by stitching the fabric and stuffing it with feathers, obscure fabrics, and other cluttered fabrics.
The fawn that was caught yesterday should also be trimmed. It takes a lot of time to rip off the skin, empty the intestines, and then cut and smoke each part.
I couldn’t even finish the elemental science class and the intermediate magic introductory assignment. The magic history task remains, and we have to prepare for the herbal medicine practice next week.
If you think about it, the arrows have also run out. You should also make sure that the sportswear you will wear when jogging to school tomorrow is also well-dried. The cabin windows must also be finished. Before winter comes, we need to pile up more firewood. You also need to find a way to preserve food throughout the winter. You also need to know how to procure proper winter clothing.
– Ed, Ed!
– Seniors?
I feel hazy again as I am slowly organizing my to-dos.
I felt like I was swimming in the water, and I felt the sensation of being buried in the sofa little by little.
….
…….
[ I fall into a status ailment! ]
*
That person seems to have come to his senses a little differently than before.
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My life was just repeating the life of quietly taking classes, quietly doing homework and returning home.
How are you living after being kicked out of the dormitory? It would be difficult to find proper accommodation on such a remote island, and it would have been penniless.
I’m surprisingly good at studying. Are you trying?
I didn’t want to get close to him because it reminded me of my bad luck back in the day, but I have to admit that there is one thing that is sincere and regular.
If you think about it, you must have been such a bad person, didn’t you? Has the perception been a bit diluted with the passage of time?
Sometimes I see him in the classroom, but he doesn’t say a word. I guess I’m just a real study person. what’s up
“Was he a surprisingly healthy person?”
It takes up to a month, however long, to be able to pretend to be a new person.
It usually goes back to its original nature after about a month, but for over half a year, she has been repeating an absurd life in that camp.
“…”
A private bedroom in the royal residence.
Princess Fenia was sitting alone at her splendidly sized private table, and sighed deeply.
Am I really going to have to admit it now?
The attitude of fishing with an honest look at the camp, or the appearance of clearly presenting the correct answer in the Glaskan subjugation battle without panicking. Reputation of students who say they are really focused on their studies. Lortel’s warning not to cut him off.
In addition to that, intuition and small clues were constantly whispering to Princess Fenia.
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Maybe your insight was wrong.
If that happens, would his judgment that made him survive in the forest without a penny by expelling a healthy and healthy boy from his family… would it be wrong?
Anyway, he sent Ed a personal letter, directing him to visit the royal residence through Claire.
As it is an order of the royal family, Ed will most likely come to the royal residence.
That’s when we’ll get to know the man’s true intentions.
And, if you say your judgment is wrong… Now, let’s admit it properly.
“Princess.”
“Claire.”
With that thought in mind, the captain of the escort, Claire, knocked on the door and entered. He must have come to report something, and it is obvious what it is.
“Did you have a schedule for tomorrow? What time is Ed Roth Taylor…”
“Princess. He probably won’t be visiting for a while.”
“Why? No matter how bad it is, if you want to reject it as a personal decision, shouldn’t there be a justification for it?”
I don’t want to build authority, but in any case, the orders given by Princess Fenia even written in a letter are equivalent to the emperor’s name. If you refused, there must be a reason.
“…it is said that he collapsed from overwork.”
He’s always been like an iron man.
Hearing that news, I couldn’t help but doubt my ears.
“It must have been that the limit was reached after overly combining survival activities and studies. He is now in a coma.”
However, there were limits to sincerity.